What typically happens is that this stuff gets forced from the managers from on high and some developers complain and ultimately leave since their morale compas

What typically happens is that this stuff gets forced from the managers from on high and some developers complain and ultimately leave since their morale compass is being violated and those that can stand it stay. Then whoever they hire and retain fits with this new culture and the entire morale compass is very quickly shifted. What management wants always goes in the end they just slowly expel all those that disagree to implement it one way or the other.